Solutions

Here you will find an archive of many previous REMAP solutions. These may be pieces of bespoke equipment or adaptations that have been made by REMAP volunteers. To find out more about an item, please click view details.

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Folding Jigsaw Table Attachment

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A folding attachment to allow for extra room on an existing table. View Details

TV REMOTE CONTROL HOLDER FOR WHEELCHAIR

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The client uses her wheelchair all day and required a mounting for her Sky TV remote so she could access TV without help. View Details

A removable tray for a walking frame

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Our client uses his walker with one hand in the middle of the cross bar, rather than the two handles. He reached out to REMAP because he wanted to be able to carry some items around his flat and to... View Details

Bed Control Activation Unit

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The client has Motor Neurone Disease resulting in increasing difficulty/being unable to press the hand control buttons to operate a profiling bed. The aim of the project was to provide a modified front face to the control unit which he... View Details

One-handed Rollator brake – one brake, two wheels

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The client could only use one hand to brake his four-wheel Rollator. This meant that sometimes, the Rollator would swing wildly and had resulted in occasional falls. The solution made the Rollator much more stable when the right-hand brake was... View Details

Moving table top

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Margaret has Motor Neurone Disease, and was keen to be able to move her plate away and access her communication device independently following a meal. The solution was inspired by a Lazy Susan type device that may be found for... View Details

Archery bow stand for wheechair and standing users

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Our clients required an archery bow stand which would suit standing and sitting children with learning difficulties, enabling them to compete in the sport. View Details

Bespoke Cutlery for Post Polio Sufferer

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Hazel suffers with manual dexterity following polio. She needed a set of cutlery that allows her to feed herself, which fits her hands comfortably, and will not degrade in the dishwasher. Earlier bespoke cutlery lost its shape in hot water... View Details

One-handed wheelchair lock

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The client wanted a way of securing her wheelchair with a lock that could be operated single-handed. View Details

Walker quick release clips

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A simple solution to allow a walker / rollator to be taken apart easily by a gentleman with arthritis, so it can fit in his car. View Details

Brake Modification on Shower Commode Chair

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The client uses a T70 shower commode chair for toileting and showering. As he lives alone without careworker support, he needs to operate both brakes by lowering the left lever, which needs to be higher and longer than the original.... View Details

Table extension and cup holder

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Fay has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.  She would like to get close enough to her table to eat her food and drink her drink, but the table is too low for the wheelchair arms so her carer has... View Details

Dog Lead Adaptation

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Our client is a professional dog walker who was struggling with clipping a dog lead to the dog's collar due to osteoarthritis in her hands and fingers. This simple adaptation of a carabiner clip has enabled her to carry on... View Details

Bike Scooter Adapter

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This client has radial dysplasia and her right arm is shorter than her left and she has limited grip strength in her right hand. She has always wanted to ride a scooter or bike but needs an adapter for the... View Details

step and door handle AdAPTIONS

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The request was for an adaptation for a client with motor neuron disease who is unable to raise his hands and has a weak grip, so cannot safely open and close the lever handles on his front door, or reach... View Details

Profiling bed control with large buttons

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Client could not use the small buttons on her bed controller and was reliant on carers to adjust the bed. View Details

Ethan’s Independent Activity Board

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Ethan suffered a brain injury at birth causing four limb dystonic cerebral palsy. He is a full-time wheelchair user and has significant difficulties with motor control of his upper limbs. As a result, he does not have access to independent... View Details

Velcro Shoe Grabber

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Modification of a mechanical grabber to allow velcro shoes to be removed independantly. Completed by Scott Elliot of the Cleveland REMAP panel. View Details

Wheelchair speed restrictor

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Our client has multiple sclerosis and has suffered from the condition for 50 years, and it affects her co-ordination. In this case, the problem was an inability to finely control the position of the joystick on her electric wheelchair which... View Details

Round cooker knob adaptation

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Our client has arthritis and found her cooker controls a little difficult to turn. There are some commercially available gadgets on the market but these don't tend to help when the controls are round as in this case. View Details

Mixer desk button

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A college with a recording studio asked us if we could help with the operation of a particular button on a Mackie Onyx 1620i sound mixer. Users with disabilities were finding the "Talkback" button difficult to press. View Details

Key turner

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Our client has Osteoarthritis and was struggling to find a key turner to help her unlock the door of her Victorian home. Commercial key turners were found to be unsuitable for this particular requirement. View Details

Boccia ball holder

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Boccia is a boules sport related to bowls and Pétanque, and is played up to Paralympic level.  Our client plays Boccia socially and required a Boccia ball holder to attach to an existing wheelchair tray he has. View Details

Mouth / air operated air rifle trigger

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The client has little strength in his arms and has involuntary movement in his hands, so is unable to use a standard trigger on an air rifle. The item required needed to be removable as the rifle used was a... View Details